Kane Academy student Zero Hale knows two things: that he is cursed, and that he wants to die. But his plans for suicide are interrupted when he discovers his classmate, Briar Thornswood, about to jump from the same bridge he is.

Suddenly, his entire existence is turned on its head.

Ending his own life now would just be irresponsible. So, obviously, there’s only one solution: Zero must find a way to make this mysteriously troubled girl happy to be alive, and then he can die.

A childhood rival, an anonymous mastermind, a case of stolen assignments, and a group of desperate students stand in the way of his goal, but nobody is prepared for what will happen once this cursed seventeen-year-old finally does that which he’s avoided doing at all costs: try.

(God Complex of a Suicidal Freak is the first volume in a YA dark academia mystery series with heavy ties to manga/light novels, including pictures and fourth-wall-breaking interactive elements throughout.)